WHEREAS, Sarah Osborne of Tacoma, at age eighty-five, crafts lap quilts and donates them to the patients at the American Lake Veterans Hospital in Pierce County; and
     WHEREAS, Ms. Osborne makes as many as a dozen or more quilts each month, and though no one has been able to count them all, she has made literally hundreds of quilts over many years; and
     WHEREAS, Ms. Osborne has been widowed twice, and her first husband Wilburn Osborne served in the United States Army and her second husband Robert Nelson served in the United States Navy; and
     WHEREAS, Ms. Osborne spends her own money for all materials for these quilts, and has never sought assistance nor recognition, but instead has quietly gone about this service on her own; and
     WHEREAS, Ms. Osborne demonstrates great empathy for wounded veterans, in particular those in wheelchairs, for whom the lap quilts are specially made;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate recognize and thank Sarah Osborne for her service and caring for wounded veterans in our community; and



     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Sarah Osborne, the American Lake Veterans Hospital, and Paralyzed Veterans of America Northwest Chapter.